LIVERMORE, Calif.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Aug. 15, 2005—
Adept Technology, Inc. (OTCBB:
ADEO), the leading
provider of intelligent vision-guided robotics systems and global
robotics services, today announced that it has named Barry Dale vice
president of worldwide sales. A 25-year sales management veteran of
the technology industry, Dale is responsible for Adept global sales
activities, including new market development, sales and personnel
training and mentoring, and customer relationship management.

"Barry brings tremendous knowledge and energy to Adept during an
exciting and important growth period for the company," said Robert
Bucher, chairman and chief executive officer, Adept Technology, Inc.
"With his extensive industry experience and proven success, he will
strengthen and grow the company's global sales team to better serve
our markets, grow our revenues, and increase our bottom line."

Prior to joining Adept, Dale was vice president of global sales at
Centigram Communications/ADC where his responsibilities included the
development and growth of the global sales team and mentoring of sales
personnel. Before Centigram, Dale served as vice president of global
sales and service at Measurex Corporation/Honeywell, an optimization,
automation and solution systems provider to the process industries. He
was a key member of the Measurex management team that grew the
company's annual revenues from $50 million to $650 million.

"With new technologies and greater cost efficiencies fueling
unprecedented demand for innovative robotics solutions, this is an
extremely exciting time for Adept," said Dale. "We plan to capitalize
on the significant market opportunity by expanding our leadership in
delivering customized solutions and by identifying new markets for our
products."

About Adept Technology

Adept Technology, Inc. designs, manufactures and markets robotic
systems, motion control and machine vision technology for global
markets including automotive, consumer electronics, consumer goods,
food, industrial tooling, medical devices, and pharmaceutical. Adept
robots, controllers, and software are used for small parts assembly,
material handling and packaging. Adept intelligent automation product
lines include industrial robots, configurable linear modules, machine
controllers for robot mechanisms and other flexible automation
equipment, machine vision, and systems and applications software.
Founded in 1983, Adept Technology is the largest U.S.-based
manufacturer of industrial robots. More information is available at
www.adept.com.

This press release contains certain forward-looking statements
including statements regarding revenue and future results that involve
a number of risks and uncertainties. The company's actual results
could differ materially from those expressed in any of the above
forward-looking statements for a variety of reasons, including but not
limited to, its customers ability to pay invoices in a timely manner
and lack of unexpected cash obligations, the risk that some of its
customers may become insolvent, future economic, competitive and
market conditions including those in Europe and Asia and those related
to the company's strategic markets; the company's continuing operating
losses causing the company to need to raise additional financing in
the future and the effect of the financing on current stockholders;
the cyclicality of capital spending of the company's customers,
including in the semiconductor industry and lack of long-term customer
contracts; the company's dependence on the continued growth of the
intelligent automation market; the company's highly competitive
industry; rapid technological change within the intelligent automation
industry; the lengthy sales cycles for the company's products; the
company's significant fixed costs which are not easily reduced; the
risks associated with sole or single sources of supply and lengthy
procurement lead times; the risks associated with acquisitions,
including integration risks associated with our previous acquisitions;
the risks associated with product defects; the potential delays
associated with the development and introduction of new products or
software releases; or decreased acceptance of the company's new or
current products in the marketplace.

For a discussion of additional risk factors relating to Adept's
business, see Adept's annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended June 30, 2004 and quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarters
ended October 2, 2004, January 1, 2005 and March 2, 2005, including
the discussion in Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations contained therein.

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Adept is a trademark of Adept Technology. All other trademarks are
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